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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 22, 1955
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 22, 1955 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 22, 1955 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harvey Haddix |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Nuxhall |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 49 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Stan Landes 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill Jackowski |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Virdon | Center Fielder |
| Wally Moon | Right Fielder |
| Stan Musial | First Baseman |
| Rip Repulski | Left Fielder |
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Bill Sarni | Catcher |
| Ken Boyer | Third Baseman |
| Alex Grammas | Shortstop |
| Harvey Haddix | Pitcher |
| Eddie Stanky | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Ray Jablonski | Left Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
| Chuck Harmon | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Joe Nuxhall | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 22, 1955
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bell. Moon reaches second base with a double. Virdon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Musial vs. Nuxhall
There goes Moon. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Moon steals third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Temple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jablonski vs. Haddix
Jablonski hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Haddix
Bell hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Haddix
Kluszewski is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Nuxhall
Sarni strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boyer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haddix vs. Nuxhall
Haddix hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Boyer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Grammas moves to second. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Haddix
Post hits a fly ball into right field. Moon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Haddix
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Haddix
Harmon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boyer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a fly ball into left field. Jablonski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Haddix
McMillan hits a popup towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Haddix
Nuxhall strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a fly ball into left field. Jablonski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sarni vs. Nuxhall
Sarni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Haddix
Jablonski hits a popup, foul, towards first. Musial settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haddix
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Haddix
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Grammas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Haddix
Post hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Haddix
Burgess hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grammas vs. Nuxhall
Grammas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Nuxhall
Haddix takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Haddix moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harmon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Haddix
Harmon strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Haddix
McMillan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sarni settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nuxhall vs. Haddix
Nuxhall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Musial scoops it up and throws to first, with Haddix covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sarni vs. Nuxhall
Sarni takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boyer vs. Nuxhall
Boyer strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Nuxhall
Harry Elliott pinch hits for Alex Grammas.
Elliott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Burgess settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Bob Stephenson now playing shortstop.
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stephenson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jablonski vs. Haddix
Jablonski hits a fly ball into left field. Repulski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Haddix
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Haddix
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Haddix
Post strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haddix vs. Nuxhall
Bob Borkowski now playing left field.
Haddix strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Nuxhall
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moon vs. Nuxhall
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Haddix
Burgess hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harmon vs. Haddix
Harmon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Haddix
McMillan hits a line drive towards the mound. Haddix catches it and throws to first to double up Harmon. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Nuxhall
Musial takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Repulski vs. Nuxhall
Repulski takes first base on ball four. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schoendienst vs. Nuxhall
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nuxhall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nuxhall. Musial scores. Repulski moves to third. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sarni vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Repulski scores. Schoendienst moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sarni vs. Freeman
Sarni takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyer vs. Freeman
Boyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it and throws to home to get Schoendienst. Sarni moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frazier vs. Freeman
Joe Frazier pinch hits for Bob Stephenson.
Frazier hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple fields it and throws to second for the out. Sarni moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haddix vs. Freeman
Solly Hemus pinch runs for Joe Frazier.
Haddix hits a fly ball into left field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Haddix
Solly Hemus now playing third base. Ken Boyer now playing shortstop. Bobby Adams pinch hits for Hersh Freeman.
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Haddix
Temple hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Temple reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Haddix
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Haddix
Bell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virdon vs. Valentine
Corky Valentine now pitching.
Virdon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moon vs. Valentine
Moon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Valentine
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Valentine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Haddix
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Virdon. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Post vs. Haddix
Rocky Bridges pinch runs for Ted Kluszewski.
Post hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bridges scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Haddix
There's a wild pitch. Post moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burgess vs. Haddix
Burgess hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moon. Burgess reaches second base with a double. Post scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1955, game 1 -- St.Louis at Cincinnati (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Virdon B, cf 4 1 3 0 Temple J, 2b 4 0 2 0
Moon W, rf 5 0 1 1 Jablonski R, lf 3 0 0 0
Musial S, 1b 4 1 0 0 Borkowski B, lf 1 0 0 0
Repulski R, lf 3 1 0 0 Bell G, cf 3 1 1 0
Schoendienst R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 2 0
Sarni B, c 2 0 0 0 Bridges R, pr 0 1 0 0
Boyer K, 3b-ss 4 0 1 0 Post W, rf 4 2 2 3
Grammas A, ss 2 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 1 1
Elliott H, ph 1 0 0 0 Harmon C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Stephenson B, ss 0 0 0 0 McMillan R, ss 3 0 0 0
Frazier J, ph 1 0 0 0 Nuxhall J, p 2 0 0 0
Hemus S, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Freeman H, p 0 0 0 0
Haddix H, p 3 0 0 0 Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
Valentine C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 8 1 31 4 8 4
St.Louis 100 000 020 -- 3
Cincinnati 000 200 002 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Haddix H (L) 8.0 8 4 4 2 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Nuxhall J* 7.0 8 3 2 5 6
Freeman H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Valentine C (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Nuxhall J
DP -- St.Louis 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Moon W, Temple J, Kluszewski T, Burgess S
HR -- Post W
SB -- Moon W
WP -- Haddix H
PB -- Burgess S
T -- 2:49
A -- 0
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